[Ubuntu Chicago] Your next challenge is NVIDIA drivers and components.

[Mike Greenwood]

I agree with the sound card,  I'd run a  live CD and see if that flies, if
not pull the sound card and try again.

My question, besides installing a server and adding X is there a boot option
to ignore the sound hardware?

mike

On 3/5/07, Max Luebbea <max.luebbe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Wasn't trying to start a political debate, we've all got our differences
> of opinion when it comes to this.
>
> All I was trying to say is that there is a solution in the standard
> repositories that works well for the problem sent out to the list.
> -Max
>
> On 3/5/07, Freddy Martinez <freddymartinez9 at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> >
> > I would be opposed to installing any non-free drivers however. I'll take
> > my freedom.
> >
> > On 3/5/07, Max Luebbe < max.luebbe at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Seconding what everyone else has already said - I used to admin a
> > > research lab that ran nothing but Ubuntu Linux (No windows machines on my
> > > watch!) and when building boxes I explicitly chose NVidia graphics because
> > > the binary drivers worked well and provided awesome performance. One of the
> > > last boxes I put together was a dual xeon with an agp 6600GT.
> > >
> > > Temporary workaround for getting screwed by lousy creative drivers is
> > > to enable your ac97 on your motherboard if you've got it via the bios. If
> > > you are looking for better audio than that and are willing to spend a few
> > > dollars, you can probably find a sound blaster 5.1 live card for $10
> > > or so somewhere on the internet, and this card behaves well under linux.
> > >
> > > If you're having problems or haven't tried this yet, this is the way
> > > to get stable nvidia drivers for your card:
> > >
> > > sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx
> > > sudo nvidia-glx-config enable
> > >
> > > then restart x or reboot if you're feeling lazy, and you should be up
> > > and running.
> > >
> > > Hope that helps.
> > >
> > > -Max
> > > www.intentionallyobsolete.com
> > >
> > > On 3/5/07, Eddie Martinez < eddiemartinez at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > from the research i did a month or so ago on a creative soundblast
> > > > audio card, Creative doesn't like linux, or at least their audio
> > > > cards.
> > > >
> > > > On 3/5/07, RJ Marsan < rjmarsan at gmail.com > wrote:
> > > > > i <3 the 6600gt, works great with the latest nvidia drivers, even
> > > > got aiglx
> > > > > workin.
> > > > > other than the sound card, which i have no experiance with, sounds
> > > > like
> > > > > you're good ta go
> > > > >
> > > > > On 3/5/07, Freddy Martinez <freddymartinez9 at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Its the sound card most likely. Creative does not support that
> > > > card (afaik
> > > > > > from my research last year). Anyone else have ideas?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 3/5/07, Kendall Brown < kendallbrown at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hello:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I know you're not a support channel but I hope you don't mind
> > > > if I make
> > > > > > > a request of your team.  If you're not completely immersed in
> > > > another
> > > > > > > project I'd like to ask that someone looks into providing
> > > > support for
> > > > > > > NVIDIA based components on motherboards and graphics
> > > > cards?  I've heard
> > > > > > > such wonderful comments on the stability and functionality of
> > > > Linux and
> > > > > > > I'd really like to see this for myself but I have yet to find
> > > > any
> > > > > > > version of Linux that works on my computer without locking up
> > > > at some
> > > > > > > point during the installation.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Gigabyte K8NSNXP Socket 754
> > > > > > > Sempron +3400
> > > > > > > XFX GeForce 6600GT
> > > > > > > 2GB RAM
> > > > > > > X-FI Creative sound card
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Something in this combination doesn't like Linux and causes my
> > > > computer
> > > > > > > to freeze every time.
> > > > > > >
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> > > > > > --
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> > > > > > Freddy Martinez
> > > > > > Kubuntu. Linux for human beings.
> > > > > > www.chi.ubuntu-us.org
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